Ponomariov, R. – Dominguez Perez, L.

2731 2013 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Ponomariov (2731) versus Dominguez Perez (2754), 2013, a Pirc where White sets up f3, g4, h4 while Black counters at once on the queenside. Once the queens come off, the game turns into a long bishop-and-knight endgame in which both sides stumble by turns. The first real swing is 34...Ne3+, which moves the evaluation from -0.5 to +1.2. Then the chances trade hands: 50.Bh3 hands the edge back, -2.5 to 0.0, before 56...Bd5 flips it again, 0.0 to +3.4, and 57.Bxe4 levels things once more, -3.3 to 0.0. The last slip settles it: 60...Kc6 goes from 0.0 to +11.0, and White converts. Accuracy: 87% to 77%. One king move can decide such endings.